Daniel J. Gyure has been making up stories his entire life. At first with action figures and Legos, and later acting out wild, fantastical scenarios in his backyard. At 14 he thought it might be fun to write some of his own stories—and he’s been doing so ever since. He has been published twice in the Indianapolis literary magazine Irvington Reader, and during the 2019 NYC Midnight Writing Competition he reached first place and an honorable mention in the first and second round respectively. He writes to provide a better life for his dogs.